They had one of the Victor Bailey Vs at a local store in my area and I was very impressed. Not only is it beautiful, it has a nice tight and responsive b string and it sounds like J should in my opinion. For $1,500, a person could do a whole lot worse!

Dr. Cheese's answer is right on. I found the VB to be deeper sounding than an alder or ash Am Deluxe equivalent. Very full and tight sounding and sweet in the upper register's. It's exactly what I thought a mahogany body Jazz would sound like. I also have a 4 string version at the store and they sound identical.

Bernie Connors said:

Could you give us some details on it? It looks like such a cool piece. How would you describe it's tone? How about the B?

They had one of the Victor Bailey Vs at a local store in my area and I was very impressed. Not only is it beautiful, it has a nice tight and responsive b string and it sounds like J should in my opinion. For $1,500, a person could do a whole lot worse!

I own it! It's dream. Best bass what I have played. Only bad things you could get is some humming problems, but it can be resolved easily.
It got perfect tone and look.
I added you some pictures of my VB5